College football picks against the spread: Bowl season, week 2

Oct 15, 2016; DeKalb, IL, USA; Central Michigan Chippewas tight end Tyler Conklin (83) reacts after making the game winning touchdown catch against the Northern Illinois Huskies during overtime at Huskie Stadium. Central Michigan Chippewas defeat the Northern Illinois Huskies 34-28 in triple overtime. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 26, 2016; Provo, UT, USA; Brigham Young Cougars tight end Tanner Balderree (89) runs out for player introductions prior to their game against the Utah State Aggies at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /

Poinsettia Bowl (Wednesday 12/21, 9:00 pm ET) – BYU (-9) over Wyoming

I don’t like favorites. We all know this. Still, this is a Wyoming team that has not performed very well away from its home stadium this season (only two road wins and some bad losses) and the Cowboys are also the inferior team in this spot. BYU will be a public side and that scares me, but look for an offense that averaged 30 points per game this season to do enough to win by double-figures.

Poinsettia Bowl (Wednesday 12/21, 9:00 pm ET) – BYU and Wyoming OVER 56.5 points

Two picks from San Diego! Wyoming is bad defensively. The Cowboys rank outside the top 100 defensively according to S&P+ and Wyoming has allowed at least 26 points in eight consecutive games. Most of those contests came against teams with inferior offenses to BYU and I think the Cougars dial up a big number. To be fair, Wyoming can also score, but that only helps us here and I’m going against every principal in my life to take a favorite and an over.

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